29.177 (5) (b) Second preference. The department shall create a 2nd preference category in issuing special deer hunting permits tofor resident applicants who applied for but were not issued special permits for a given deer management area for the previous season. Within this preference category, the department shall give a preference point to each applicant for each previous season in which the person applied for but was not issued a special permit for that deer management area. The department shall create subcategories for each point total and place each applicant in the applicable subcategory. The department shall rank the subcategories according to the number of points received, giving higher priority to those subcategories with more points than those with fewer points. Applicants who fail to apply at least once during any 3 consecutive years shall lose all previously accumulated preference points.

29.177 (5) (c) Third preference. The department shall create a 3rd preference category in issuing special deer hunting permits for those persons who are not eligible under the 1st or 2nd preference categories.

29.181 (1m)Issuance. Subject to s. 29.10729.177 (3) and (3m), the department may issue a bonus deer hunting permit to a person who has a hunting license that authorizes the hunting of deer and who applies for the bonus deer hunting permit.

248,252Section
252. 29.1075 (2m) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 1, are renumbered 29.181 (2m) (intro.) and (a).

248,253Section
253. 29.1075 (2m) (b) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 1, is renumbered 29.181 (2m) (b) and amended to read:

29.181 (2m) (b) The resident has been issued one bonus deer hunting permit for that season and for that deer management area for which the resident has paid the fee specified under s. 29.092 (2) (ku)29.563 (2) (c) 1.

248,254Section
254. 29.1075 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 29.181 (3) and amended to read:

29.181 (3)Use of fees. The fees received from issuing permits under this section shall be deposited into the conservation fund and credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (fq).

29.184 (1)Definition. Notwithstanding s. 29.01 (8)29.001 (42), in this section "hunt bear" means to shoot, shoot at, take, catch or kill a bear or pursue, with or without the use of dogs, a bear for the purpose of shooting, shooting at, taking, catching or killing the bear.

29.184 (4)Use of dogs. While a person is using a dog to hunt bear or to engage in any of the activities specified in sub. (2)(3) (br) 1. to 3., the person shall keep on his or her person any tag required for the dog under s. 95.21 (2) (f), 174.053 (2) or 174.07 (1) (e).

29.184 (6) (a) Application. A person who seeks a Class A or Class B bear hunting license shall apply to the department on forms provided by the department. The department may specify information to be included in the application and other requirements and procedures for application.

29.184 (9)Back tag. (a) The department shall issue a back tag to each person who is issued a Class A bear license, and the department or county clerk shall issue a back tag to each person who is issued a Class B bear license. The back tag shall be in the form and numbered as required by the department.

(b) No person may hunt bear or engage in the activity specified in sub. (2)(3) (br) 1. or 3. unless there is attached to the center of the person's coat, shirt, jacket or similar outermost garment where it can clearly be seen the back tag issued to the person under par. (a).

29.204Nonresident annual small game hunting license. A nonresident annual small game hunting license shall be issued subject to s. 29.0929.024 by the department to any nonresident applying for this license. The nonresident annual small game hunting license authorizes the hunting of small game during the appropriate open season but does not authorize the hunting of deer, bear, wild turkey or fur-bearing animals.

29.207Nonresident 5-day small game hunting license. A nonresident 5-day small game hunting license shall be issued subject to s. 29.0929.024 by the department to any nonresident applying for this license. The nonresident 5-day small game hunting license authorizes the hunting of small game for which there is an open season during the 5-day period for which it is issued but does not authorize the hunting of deer, bear, wild turkey or fur-bearing animals.

29.211 (3)Deer tag and back tag. The department shall issue to each person who is issued a nonresident deer hunting license a deer tag and a back tag in the form and numbered as required by the department.

29.213Nonresident fur-bearing animal hunting license. A nonresident fur-bearing animal hunting license shall be issued subject to s. 29.0929.024 by the department to any nonresident applying for this license. The nonresident fur-bearing animal hunting license authorizes the hunting of skunk, raccoon, fox, weasel, opossum, coyote, bobcat and wildcat
cougar during the appropriate open season but does not authorize the hunting of other fur-bearing animals, other small game, deer or bear.

29.216 (3)Deer tag and back tag. The department shall issue to each person who is issued a nonresident archer hunting license a deer tag and a back tag in the form and numbered as required by the department.

248,282Section
282. 29.125 of the statutes is renumbered 29.059 and amended to read:

29.059 Reports of hunters. Each person to whom a hunting or trapping license has been issued under this chapter shall, when requested to do soupon request by the department, report to the department, on forms furnished by it, the number of the person's license, the number and kind of each animal taken by the licensee and such other information asthat the department requires.

248,283Section
283. 29.13 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 29.331 (title) and amended to read:

29.241 (1)Issuance. A trapping license shall be issued subject to s. 29.0929.024 by the department to any resident applying for this license.

248,285Section
285. 29.13 (1) (b) and (c) of the statutes are renumbered 29.241 (3) and (4).

248,286Section
286. 29.13 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 29.331 (1) and amended to read:

29.331 (1)Tags. Each trap used under a trapping license shall be tagged with a metal tag stamped with the name and address of the owner. All untagged traps shall be seized and confiscated, and the owner or person using or attending the untagged traps shall be punished as provided under s. 29.9929.971 (4) and (12).

248,287Section
287. 29.13 (2) to (5) of the statutes are renumbered 29.331 (2) to (5), and 29.331 (3) and (3m), as renumbered, are amended to read:

29.331 (3) (title) Report. On or before June first of each year, such1 annually, the licensee shall report to the department, by affidavit, on blanks furnished by the department, the number of the licensee's license, the number and value of each variety of animals taken during the previous 12 months ending May first1, and such other information as may be required on the blanks furnished.

(3m) (title) Use of fees. From the moneys received from the sale of trapping licenses issued under this section, the department shall calculatecredit an amount equal to $2 times the number of trapping licenses issued and shall credit this amount to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (Lq).

248,288Section
288. 29.134 (title) and (1) to (8) of the statutes are renumbered 29.501 (title) and (1) to (8), and 29.501 (1) (intro.) and (b), (2), (6) and (6m) to (8), as renumbered, are amended to read:

29.501 (1) (intro.) For the purpose of carrying outIn this section the following definitions for the expressions used are:

(b) "Fur auctioneer" means a person duly licensed to sell furs of wild-fur-bearing animals of this or other states or foreign countries. The department or its representatives may sell confiscated or other furs in its possession by auction or otherwise.

(2) No person shallmay engage in the business of buying, bartering, bargaining, trading or otherwise obtaining raw furs until they shall have first secured
he or she has a license therefor issued under this section.

(6) Each resident fur dealer, Class A; resident fur dealer, Class B; fur dresser or dyer; itinerant fur dealer or fur auctioneer license shall bear upon its face the date of issuance. The license shall be shown to the department or its wardens upon request.

(6m) (a) Every person licensed under this section shall keep a correct and complete book record in the English languagerecords of all transactions in the buying, selling, dressing, dyeing or tanning of raw furs carried on by the person. This record shall show the name and post-office address of each person from whom furs were purchased and to whom sold, together with the date of receipt and shipment, and a detailed account as to the number and kinds of raw furs in each shipment received or sold. This record shall be open to the inspection of the department and its agents and wardens at all reasonable hours. The records shall be kept intact for a period of 2 years after the expiration of any license issued under this section, as to all transactions carried on while such
the license was effective.

(b) Not less than 10 days before conducting a fur auction, the fur auctioneer shall file with the department evidence of national advertising showing the date and place of suchthe auction.

(c) Within 10 days after conducting any fur auction, the fur auctioneer shall file with the department on forms furnished by it a report of suchthe auction containing the date and place of the auction, the names and addresses of all persons buying furs taken from wild fur-bearing animals, the quantities and kinds of such furs bought, and the amounts paid for suchthe furs by each buyer.

(7) All packages of raw furs shipped or transported by any person shall have plainly marked on the outside of the package or shipment the kinds and number of furs thereinin the package or shipment, the license number, and the name of the consignor and the consignee.

(8) No person on the person's own behalf or as an agent for aany person, firm or corporation, express company or other common carrier, shall at any time or in any mannermay receive for shipment or cause to be received for shipment out of or in the state, any package of fur or furs unless the same iscontents are plainly marked on the outside of the package as to the number and kinds of fur contained thereinin the package, the license number, and the address of the consignor and consignee.

248,290Section
290. 29.134 (10) and (11) of the statutes are renumbered 29.501 (9) and (10), and 29.501 (9), as renumbered, is amended to read:

29.501 (9) Nothing in this section shall prohibit personsprohibits any person from buying raw or dressed furs for the purpose of making themselves garments
or robes of any kindfor himself or herself or a member of his or her family, but such persons shallthe person shall apply to the department or its wardens for
permitsa permit to buy suchthe furs.

248,291Section
291. 29.135 (title) and (1) of the statutes are renumbered 29.503 (title) and (1), and 29.503 (1) (intro.), (c), (d) and (e), as renumbered, are amended to read:

(c) A "producer"Producer of fish" means any person who fishes with or without a crew. No producer who holds a commercial fishing license or contract pursuant tothis chapter shall be required to obtain a license to sell the fish he or she produces.